Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Newton , and the 455th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lane (B43 5JX) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Newton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (B43 5JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norbreck Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambury Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakelam Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heather Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nolton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Beeches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chudleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chudleigh Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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